Author Archives: June Morrall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This is the sketch of Ano Nuevo mentioned by George Davidson in the excerpt from his “Directory …” book I just sent. There are also ScreenShots of the larger map it is from, … Continue reading →

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) “The First to Die”   Hi June, The editorial, “Let Us Have Light,” led me to professor Alexander Bache, the head of the Office of the Coast Survey, one of the predecessors to … Continue reading →

Here are J. Smeaton Chase’s Impressions, as he observed the Coastside from atop his horse. For more information about J. Smeaton Chase, please click here Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June,    The following is an … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is from a book entitled, “Pacific Coast, Coast Pilot of California, Oregon and Washington Territory.” It was written by George Davidson and was published in 1869. Mr. Davidson, for whom the … Continue reading →

Hi June,     As was alluded to in the previously-posted, hard-hitting  1886 editorial, “Let Us Have Light,” a survey of the local coast for good lighthouse sites  had been done many years before then, by a Professor Bache. That was Alexander … Continue reading →

Story by and from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Now this is what I call a hard hitting editorial. This was published just a week after the shipwreck of the Hellespont, that cost eleven lives. One of your … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June,    It was the New York Times Archive that settled, at least in my mind, the Captains confusion, created by the “Sea Bird” article. I now believe that Azariah Doane, was … Continue reading →